The present invention is implementing high efficiently traces of system calls for calling inner processing of an operation systems (OS) in an information processing device acting by an operating system. It comprises recording method recording traces of system calls in an information processing device, comprising a valid/invalid of the trace function being set plural system calls by each system call, and the traces are implemented by combination of the setting functions.
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1. A system call information recording method by an information processing device, which works by an operating system and comprises plural system calls calling processes in the operating system, the operating system stored in the recording device of the information processing device, comprising:
storing one or more plural system call groups, each of the system call groups including plural system calls grouped by a process function for the system calls;
deciding whether a system call trace function is valid or not, when a system call occurs;
deciding whether a mode recording the system calls information is set or not, when the system call is decided valid; recording information of the system call in a log of the recording device, when the mode recording the system calls information is set;
deciding by each of the system calls, whether a mode recording the system call information by the system call group in which the system call belongs is set or not set, when the mode recording the system calls information is not set; recording information of the system call in the log, when the mode recording the system call group is set;
deciding by each of the system calls, whether a mode recording the system call information by the system call selected to record the system call information is set or not set, when the system call group is not set recorded in the recording mode; and
recording information of the system call in the log, when the mode recording the system call is set, otherwise not recording the system call information of the system call;
wherein, the plural system call groups are grouped by process functions, respectively, and each of the system call groups including the plural system calls, and the system calls in selected system call groups are recorded in the log of the recording device.
3. A system call information recording device in an information processing device, which works by an operating system and comprises plural system calls calling processes in the operating system, the operating system stored in the recording device, comprising:
storing unit for storing one or more plural system call groups, each of the system call groups including plural system calls grouped by a process function for the system calls;
first unit for deciding whether a system call trace function is valid or not, when a system call occurs;
second unit for deciding whether a mode recording the system calls information is set or not, when the system call is decided valid in the first unit; the second unit recording information of the system call in a log of the recording device, when the mode recording the system calls information is set;
third unit for deciding by each of the system calls, whether a mode recording the system call information by the system call group in which the system call belongs is set or not set, when the mode recording the system calls information is not set in the seconds unit; the third unit recording information of the system call in the log, when the mode recording the system call group is set; and
fourth unit for deciding by each of the system calls, whether a mode recording the system call information by the system call selected to record the system call information is set or not set, when the system call group is not set recorded in the recording mode in the third unit; and the fourth unit recording information of the system call in the log, when the mode recording the system call is set, otherwise the fourth unit not recording the system call information of the system call;
wherein, the plural system call groups are grouped by process functions, respectively, and each of the system call groups including the plural system calls, and the system calls in selected system call groups are recorded in the log of the recording device.
2. A system call information recording device in an information processing device, which works by an operating system and comprises plural system calls calling processes in the operating system, the operating system stored in the recording device, comprising:
storing means for storing one or more plural system call groups, each of the system call groups including plural system calls grouped by a process function for the system calls, first means for deciding whether a system call trace function is valid or not, when a system call occurs;
second means for deciding whether a mode recording the system calls information is set or not, when the system call is decided valid in the first means; the second means recording information of the system call in a log of the recording device, when the mode recording the system calls information is set;
third means for deciding by each of the system calls, whether a mode recording the system call information by the system call group in which the system call belongs is set or not set, when the mode recording the system calls information is not set in the second means; the third means recording information of the system call in the log, when the mode recording the system call group is set; and
fourth means for deciding by each of the system calls, whether a mode recording the system call information by the system call selected to record the system call information is set or not set, when the system call group is not set recorded in the recording mode in the third unit; and the fourth unit recording information of the system call in the log, when the mode recording the system call is set, otherwise the fourth unit not recording the system call information of the system call;
wherein, the plural system call groups are grouped by process functions, respectively, and each of the system call groups including the plural system calls, and the system calls in selected system call groups are recorded in the log of the recording device.
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The contents of Japanese Patent Application No. 279515/99, filed Sep. 30, 1999 in Japan, are incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a system call information recording method, recording means and recording units of a recording device in a information processing device, which works with an operating system and comprises plural system calls for calling processes within operating the system.
2. Back Ground of the Related Art
An information process device which works by using an operating system (OS) has a sub routine, called a system call, so that an application program works by using OS function calls the OS functions. Application program designers make an application program by using system calls for a control of a device, or a control of data in the program and process.
There is an information device, in which a system call traces functions, to record ways or orders which have called the system call, and is included to confirm the action of the user program or to investigate program operations and failures, and to confirm the action of the program in debug working in cases of bad actions.
In the prior art, when recording program working by the system trace functions, only an instruction action which validates or invalidates the system trace function, or only an instruction action which starts or ends the system trace working, is supported.
When using the system trace function of the prior art, all system trace results are recorded as data called in what is usually a log which records trace results. Because of this, when a user gets necessary information from the log,
Also, keeping enough recording area in the information processing device using the trace functions for storing all the trace results is necessary, and for this, regions proportional to the number of calls made by the application program while the system trace function is valid is necessary, so that keeping very large storage area is necessary.
An object of the present invention is to realize recording methods, recording devices of the method and recording units such that, when a user investigates the log of the trace result, user's operation for picking up the necessary information or using a tool for extracting the necessary information is not necessary.
Another object of the present invention is to realize the recording method and recording device of the recording method such that unnecessary information is not recorded, and that memory region, which was big in the prior art, is reduced.
Another object of the present invention is to realize the recording method and recording device of the method that setting all system calls is capable and that data are exchangeable with previously stored data.
Another object of the present invention is to realize the recording method and recording device of the method that the selection of the system call for tracing system trace is implemented only by selection of valid/invalid for the setting term, and that, even when recording of many system calls are necessary, selecting terms are reduced by setting necessary group term and easy.
The system calls of the present invention are grouped by process functions in the OS, and each group is recorded in a mode of each group which determines whether to record the system for call information or not. Moreover for each system call, the system call is to be set in a mode recording the system call information or not. Also it is set whether the system call trace function is valid or not. Or it is set a mode whether the system call trace function is valid or invalid. Further for all the system calls, it is set a mode whether records the system call information or not.
One embodiment of the present invention is a system call information recording method of an information processing device, which works by an operating system and comprises plural system calls calling processes in the operating system. The present invention comprises following steps. A first step decides, when the system call occurs, whether the system call trace function is valid or not. Further, a second step decides, when the system call function is decided as valid in the first step, whether a system call group in which the system call belongs is set in a mode for recording the system call information or not, and when the recording mode is set, transferring to recording action. The third step deciding by each, when the system call group is not set in the recording mode, deciding whether the system call is set in a mode recording the system call information, and when the system call is set in the recording mode, transferring to the recording action.
Another embodiment of the present invention is a system call information recording method of an information processing device, which works by an operating system and comprises plural system calls calling processes in the operating system. The present invention comprises a first step deciding, when the system call occurs, whether the system call trace function is valid or not. A second step decides, when the system call is decided as valid in the first step, whether a mode recording all system calls information is set or not, and when the recording mode is set, transferring to the recording action. A third step, when the mode recording all system calls information is not decides, deciding whether the system call group in which the system call belongs is set in a mode recording the system call information, and when the recording mode is set, transferring to recording action. A fourth step decides by each, when the system call group is not recorded in the recording mode in the third step, whether the system call is set in a mode recording the system call information or not, and when the recording mode is set, transferring to the recording action.
Another embodiment of the present invention is a system call information recording device in a information processing device, which works by an operating system and comprises plural system calls calling processes in an operating system. The present invention comprises the following. A first unit decides, when the system call occurs, whether the system call trace function is valid or not. A second unit decides, when the system call function is decided as valid by the first unit, whether a system call group in which the system call belongs is set in a mode recording the system call information or not, and when the recording mode is set, transferring to recording action. A third unit decides by each group, when the system call group is not set in the recording mode, whether the system call is set in a mode recording the system call information, and when the system call is set in the recording mode, transferring to the recording action.
Another embodiment of the present invention is a system call information recording device in a information processing device, which by an operating system and comprises plural system calls calling processes in an operating system. The present invention comprises following. A first unit decides, when the system call occurs, whether the system call trace function is valid or not. A second units decides, when the system call is decided valid in the first unit, whether a mode recording all system calls information is set or not, and when the recording mode is set, transferring to the recording action. A third unit decides by each, when the mode recording all system calls information is not decided, whether the system call group in which the system call belongs is set in a mode recording the system call information, and when the recording mode is set, transferring to recording action. A fourth unit decides by each, when the system call group is not recorded in the recording mode in the third step unit, whether the system call is set in a mode recording the system call information or not, and when the recording mode is set, transferring to the recording action.
Another embodiment of the present invention is a system call information recording device in a information processing device, which works by an operating system and comprises plural system calls calling processes in an operating system. The present invention comprises following. A first unit decides, when the system call occurs, whether the system call trace function is valid or not. A second unit decides, when the system call function is decided valid in the first unit, whether a system call group in which the system call belongs is set in a mode recording the system call information or not, and when the recording mode is set, transferring to recording action. A third unit decides by each, when the system call group is not set in the registering mode, whether the system call set in a mode recording the system call information, and when the system call is set in the registering mode, transferring to the recording action.
Another embodiment of the present invention is a system call information recording device in a information processing device, which by an operating system and comprises plural system calls calling processes in an operating system. The present invention comprises following units. A first unit decides, when the system call occurs, whether the system call trace function is valid or not. A second unit decides, when the system call is decided valid at in the first unit, whether a mode recording all system calls information is set or not, and when the recording mode is set, transferring to the recording action. A third unit decides by each, when the mode recording all system calls information is not decided, whether the system call group in which the system call belongs is set in a mode recording the system call information, and when the recording mode is set, transferring to recording action. A fourth unit decides by each, when the system call group is not recorded in the recording mode in the third unit, whether the system call is set in a mode recording the system call information or not, and when the recording mode is set, transferring to the recording action.
These together with other objects and advantages which will be subsequently apparent, reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout.
In the components of
The step S4 is a step recording the system call information into the log, and the step S5 is a step processing system call.
When, in the step S1, the system call trace function is decided to be invalid when the system call occurs, the system call information is not recorded in the log, and in the step 5, the system call process is implemented. Like this, when the recording mode of the system call is invalid in step S3, without recording the system call information in the log, the system call process is implemented in step S5.
In the embodiment in
When, in the step S10, the system call trace function is invalid, the system call information is not recorded in the log, and the system call process is implemented in the step 15. Like this, when the recording mode of the system call is invalid in the step 13, without recording the system call information in the log, the system call process is implemented in step S15.
Implement Mode of the Present Invention
The system calls a–h are divided into a group A of the system calls a–d, and the group B of the system calls e–h.
The above mentioned each of the register Gf, Sf, Of and Ff are stored in a memory, and used by being read from the memory at each deciding process.
When validity/invalidity of the system call is decided by the set value of the group recording register Gf, for example in a case validating a group A, “0X01” is set in the Gf register. When validating a group B, “0X02” is set in the system group register Gf. The “0X02” shows hexadecimal notation. When the system call a–d (the group A) is called, a logic product of the group code “0X01” and the set value in the Gf register is calculated to decide whether the system call group A is valid or invalid, and the validity or invalidity of the group A is decided by the calculated value.
When the system call e–h (the group B) is called, a logic product of the group code “0X02” of the system call e–h and the set value in the Gf register is calculated to decide whether the system call is valid or invalid, and the validity or invalidity of the group B is decided by the calculated value.
Now, supposing “0X02” for validating the group B in the group setting register Gf. In this condition, as shown in
The product of the Sf (=0Xaa) and the individual code “0X04” of the system call c is calculated to be “0” in the step S32, and the process branches to the step S46. So the process of the system call is implemented in the step 46, without recording the log information of the system call.
When invalidating the system trace function in itself, “0X00” is set in the Ff register. On the other hand, When validating the system trace function, “0X01” is set in the Ff register. When a system call (any one of system calls a–h is like) is called, the product of the “0X01” in the Ff register and the fixed value of “0X01”, which is set for deciding the validity or invalidity of the system trace function in itself, is calculated.
When setting “0X00” for invalidating the system trace function in itself in the Ff register, the product of the Ff (=“0X00”) and the fixed value of “0X01” is calculated to be “0” in the step S41, so that the process branches to the step S46. So the process of the system call e is processed in the step S 46 without another deciding process (S42, S43, S44) and the recording process of the log information in the log (S45).
On the contrary, when setting “0X01” for validating the system trace function in the Ff register, and the system call e(any one of a–h) is called, the product of the Ff “0X01” and the fixed value “0X01” is calculated to be “0X01” in the step S41. So the process goes to the step S42. The step 42 calculates the product of the recorded value of the Of register and a fixed value of “0X01”, which is set for deciding the validity/invalidity of the trace of all system calls. when setting “0X00” for validating the trace of all system calls in the system trace setting register Of, the product of the Of (=“0X01”) and the fixed value “0X01”, which is set for deciding the validity/invalidity of the trace of all system calls, is calculated to be “0X01” in the step S42, and the process branches to the step S45. So the log information of the system call e is recorded in the log (S45), and the process of the system call e is implemented in step S46.
On the other hand, when “0X00” for invalidating the trace of all system calls is set in the Of register, the product of the Of (=“0X00”) and the fixed value “0X01” is calculated to be “0” in the step S42, and the process branches to the step S43.
At the step S43, when “0X02” (validating the trace of the system call of group B) is set in the Gf, the product of the Gf and the group identifying code “0X02” of the system call e is “≠0”, and the process branches to the step S45, and the information of system call e is recorded in the log in the step S45, and the process of the system call e is implemented in the step S46.
At step 43, when “0X01” (validating the trace of the group A) is set, a product of the Gf and the group identifying code “0X02” of the system call e is “=0”. So the process branches to the step S44.
At the step S44, when a code of which bit 4 position is “1” in the Sf register is set, the product of the value of the Sf register (in the following it explained as “Sf”) and the individual identifying code “0X10” of the system call e is “≠0”, so that the process branches to the step S45. So the information of system call e is recorded in the log, and the process of the system call e is implemented in the step 46.
On the other hand, at step 44, when a code not containing “1” in a position of bit 4 of the Sf register is set, the product of the Sf and the individual identifying code “0X10” of the system call e is “=0”, so that the process branches to “=0”. Further the system call process of the system call e is implemented in the step S46, without recording the log information of the system call e in the step S45.
As another example of the present invention, components which has not the deciding step S42 in the example of
Also a system call information recording device is realized by comprising process units which implements each deciding step S41–S44 shown in
In
53 is an Of register, in which “1” is set in the 0 bit position for validating the trace of all system calls, and “0” is set in the 0 bit position for invalidating unconditional all system call trace, that is, to decide the validity/invalidity of the trace of the group call or each system call)(see
54 is a Gf resister, in which “1” is set in 0 bit position for validating the trace of the system call of the group A, “0” is set in 0 bit position for validating the trace of the system call of the group A (see
55 is a Sf register, in which a value for deciding valid/invalid of each system call. For example, “1” is set in bit 0 position of the Sf register for validating the trace of the system call a, and “0” is set in bit 0 position of the Sf register for validating the trace of the system call a. Moreover “1” is set in bit 1 position of the Sf register for validating the trace of the system call b, and “0” is set in bit 1 position of the Sf register for validating the trace of the system call b.
Like this, “1” or “0” is set in the bit 3 position, bit 4 position, bit 5 position, bit 6 position, bit 7 position and bit 8 position for validating or invalidating each the system call c, system call d, system call e, system call f, system call g and system call h (see
56 is a fixed value register in which a fixed value (0X01) is stored. The fixed value is used for deciding the validity/invalidity of the system trace function in itself with the Ff register, and for deciding the trace of all systems calls with the Of register.
57 is a memory.
61 is a unit 1, which decides the validity/invalidity of the system trace in itself.
62 is a unit 2, which decides the validity/invalidity the trace of all system calls.
63 is a unit 3, which decides the validity/invalidity of the trace of the group A or group B.
64 is a unit 4, which decides the validity/invalidity of the trace of each system call.
65 is a log recording unit, which records the log information of a system call in a log recording area 71.
66 is a system call processing unit, which implements the system call.
71 is a log recording area, in which the log information is recorded.
72 is an OS.
The action of
In the unit 1, 611 is a comparing unit 1, which compares a set value in the Ff register 52 to a value of the fixed value resister 56, when deciding validity/invalidity of the system trace function is directed.
622 is a comparing unit 2, which compares a set value in the Of resister 53 to a value of the fixed value register 56, when deciding validity/invalidity of the trace of all system calls is directed.
631 is a comparing unit 3, which compares a value of the G register 54 and a group code of the group A or group B, when deciding validity/invalidity of the trace of a system call a of the group A or group B.
632 is a group deciding part, which decides a group belonging to a given system call, and sends the decided group code to the comparing unit 3(631).
641 is a comparing unit 4, which compares a value of the Sf register, 55 and a individual system code of a given system call, when deciding validity/invalidity of the trace of each system call.
642 is an individual identified system call code deciding part, which decides which one of the system calls a,b,c,d,e,f,g and h is called, and sends the individual identified system call code of the decided system call.
Actions of the components of
The system call unit 66 sends a direction of the decision validating/invalidating the system trace function in itself to the comparing unit 1(61). The comparing unit 1 compares the set value of the Ff register 52 to the set value (0X01) of the fixed value register 56 by calculating the logic product etc. When a value of the bit “0” position of the Ef register 52 is 1, the logical product is “0”, so that the comparing unit 1(611) directs to process the system call to the system call processing part 66 without recording the log information.
The system unit 2(62) decides the validtity/invalidity of the trace of the all system call, when receiving the validation of the system trace function. The comparing unit 2(622) compares a set value of the Of register 53 to the set fixed value of the fixed value register 56 by calculating a logic product etc. When a value of the bit 0 position of the Of register 53 is “1”, the logic product is not “0”, so that the comparing unit 2 (622) directs recording the log information of the system call to the log recording unit 65. The log recording unit 65 records the log information of the called system call into the log recording area 71. Further the system call processing unit implements the system call. On the other hand, when a value of the bit 0 position of the Of register 53 is “0”, the logic product is “0”, so that the comparing unit 2 (622) directs deciding the validity/invalidity of the trace of the system call group to the unit 3(63).
When receiving the invalidation of the trace of all system calls, the unit 3(63) compares a set value of the Gf register 54 and a group code of a system call sent from the group deciding part 632.
When the system call belongs to the group A, the group code A and a value of a bit 0 position of the Gf register 54 are compared. When the system call belongs to the group B, the group code B and a value of a bit 1 position of the Gf register 54 are compared.
For example, when the trace of a system call of the group A is valid, and a called system call belongs to the group A, the comparing result of the value of the 0 bit position of the Gf register 54 to the group code A is 0, so that the comparing unit 631 directs recording the log information to the log recording unit 65. The log information recording unit 65 records the log information of the called system call into the log information recording area 71. Further the system call processing unit 66 implements the system call. On the other hand, when the value of the bit 0 position of the Gf register 54 is 0, which invalids the trace of the group A, the comparing result is 0. So the comparing unit 3 (631) informs recording the log information of the system call of the group is invalid to the unit 4(64).
Further when a system call belongs to the group B, the comparing unit 3 (63) compares the value of the bit 1 position of the Gf resister 54 to the group code B. The comparing method is same with the compare of the group A, so that the explanation is neglected.
When the unit 4(64) receives the information of the invalid of the trace of the group from the unit 3 (63), the comparing unit 4(644) compares the value set in the Sf register 55 to the identified code of the system call. For example, the individual identified code of the system call a,b,c,d are each 0X01, 0X02, 0X04, 0X08. Further, the identified code of the system call e,f,g,h are each 0X10, 0X20, 0X40, 0X80.
For example, when a value 0Xaa (10101010) is set in the Sf register, and a system call a is called, the logical product of the identified code (0X01) of the system call a and the value (0Xaa) in the Sf register 55 is calculated. In this case, the logical product is “0”, so that the system call of the log information is not recorded, and the system call is processed in the system call processing unit 66. Further, when the system call b is called, a product of the identified code (0X02) of the system call b and the value (0Xaa) of the Sf register 55 is calculated. The result of the calculation is not 0, so that the comparing unit 4(642) directs recording the log information of the system call b to the log information recording part 65, and the log information recording part 65 records the log information of the system call b into the log recording area 71. Furether, the individual system call processing unit 66 implements the system call b. Processes of another system calls are implemented like this, that is, a logic product of each identified code and the value of the Sf register 55, and when the value of the product is not 0, the comparing unit 642 directs recording the log information of the system call to the log information recording part 65, and the log information recording part 65 records the log information of the system call. Further the system call processing part 66 implements the system call b.
Another system calls (system call c,d,e,f,g, and h) are processed with same action, that is, calculating the logical product of the identified code of the system call and the value of Sf register 65, when the product is not 0, the comparing unit 642 direct recording the log information of the system call to the log recording unit 65, and the log recording unit records the log information. Further, the system call processing unit 66 implements the system call. When the product is 0, the comparing unit 642 direct the process of the system call to the system call processing unit 66, and the system call processing unit 66 processes the system call.
According to the present invention, users can use the trace function as a targeting system call which users intend to know the trace result, so that when users investigate the log information of the trace result, users' working for picking up necessary information or using a tool for extracting the necessary information, which are problems in prior art, are not necessary. Also as unnecessary information is not recorded, memory regions, which were big in prior art, are reduced largely.
Moreover, as setting so as to trace all like the prior art, data exchangeability with data stored already is capable.
The selection of the system call for implementing the system trace is made only by a selection of valid/invalid for a setting items, and even when recording of many system calls are necessary, selecting terms are reduced by setting necessary group items and the setting is easy.
The many features and advantages of the invention are apparent from the detailed specification and, thus, it is intended by the appended claims to cover all such features and advantages of the invention which fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation illustrated and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.
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